Price-card holder.



Patented Jan. l6, I900.

No. 64l,522.

E. LEGER.

PRICE CARD HOLDER.

(Application filed Mar. 30, 1899.)

(No Model.)

"iJNiTnn STATES PATENT @rrrcn.

EDl/VARD LEGER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

PRICE-CARD HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 641,522, dated January16, 1900.

Application filed March 30, 1899.

T0 aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, EDWARD Lncnnfa citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State 61: Illinois,

have invented certain new and useful 1mm provements in Price-GardHolders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in that class of devices used bymerchants for holding price-cards, and has for its object to provide anarrangement of this character that is simple, convenient, and durable,and adaptedto be placed on the floor, the counters, or on the shelves.

Figure 1 is an elevation in perspective. Fig. 2 is a vertical section online 2, Fig. 1, looking in the direction indicated by the arrow. of theholder-frame; and Fig. 4. is a brokenaway horizontal section on line 4,Fig. 1.

A represents the card-holding frame as a whole, which comprises in itsstructure the top cross-bar a, the bottom bar I), and the companiontubular side bars cl d. The top bar a is constructed from one piece ofmetal and is provided longitudinally with an open slot at. Therespective ends of the top bar are rounded and inclose the upper ends ofthe end bars 01, as at M, and are rigidly mounted thereon. The bottombar I) is provided longitudinally on its top side with a groove 1) andis rigidly secured in the head-piece b mounted on the upper end of astem 6 The lower ends of the companion side bars are inserted in therespective ends of the bottom bar. The side bars are provided alongtheir inner sides with openings (1, extending from end to end, the slotin the top bar and groove in the bottom opening into the side bars, asshown, so that the four edges of the card inserted in the holder arecompletely framed.

Fig. 3 is a broken-away plan of the top- Serial No. 711,046. (No model.)

The standard B is tubular, and the stem b has an adjustable telescopicconnection therewith, so that the holder-frame may be raised or lowered,as required, and locked in any position to which it may be adjusted, bymeans of the hand-screw 01 The different bars are rigidly securedtogether, so as to form a firm and substantial device. The cards areconveniently inserted and removed through the top bar.

The standard B is inserted in and supported 5 5 in an upright positionby the base 0.

Having thus described my inventiomwhat I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A holder-frame for price-cards, comprising companion tubular sidebars, a top bar, provided, longitudinally, with a slot-opening andhaving rounded closed ends which inclose the upper ends of therespective side bars, the bottom bar, grooved along its upper edge andhaving the lower ends of the side bars fixed in the respective ends ofthe bottom bars, and means for raising and lowering said frame,substantially as described.

2. In a holder-frame for price-cards, the combination with the companiontubular side bars, slotted along their inner edges, of the top bar,having a longitudinal opening therein, the respective ends being roundedand inclosing the ends of the side bars, the grooved bottom bar,connecting the lower ends of said side bars, the head-piece, in whichsaid bottom bar is secured, the stem, mounting said head-piece,and thetubular supporting-standard, in which said stem is verticaliyadjustable, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDWVARD LEGER.

Witnesses:

L. M. FREEMAN, L. B. OoUrLAND.

